Angelo Bruno

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U.S. Department of Jnstloe

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Mr. A. J, Weberman
Independent Research Associates
6 Bleecker Street
New York, New York 10012

Dear Mr. Weberman;

Reference is made to our letter dated March 30,

1981, concerning your Freedom of Information Act request
for information on Angelo Bruno.

Information referred to the Internal Revenue Service

(INS) has been returned to our office. The IRS requested
all information be deleted pursuant to Title 5, United States
Code, Section 552, subsection:

(b) (3) information exempted by statute, specifically.
Title 26, United States Code, Section
6103.

If you so desire, you may appeal to the Associate

Attorney General from any denial contained herein. Appeals
should be directed in writing to the Associate Attorney
General (Attention: Office of Privacy and Information Appeals) ,
United States Department of Justice, Washingt on, D. C. 20530,
within thirtv davs from roneini- of tms letter. The envelope

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The following background -informatloti' regarding the above-
oaptldned individual is set forth for assistance in having the
Legal Attache, Havana, Cuba, conduct an inquiiy regarding BRUNO 's
alleged interest in a gambling casino. '*

ANGEID BRUNO, sometimes known as "ANG£!" by close associates,
a PH TH, has for many years been associated with older Italian racket
figures in the operation of the "Greaser** Gang dealing basically In
numbers and illicit whiskey.

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Prevlouaylnvestlgatlon has been reported indicating
that CARIi,"PAPPY’’^*PPOLITO, J33 Bmnswick Ayenue^ Trenton, N.J.p-;;:"
RAYMONK^AYLENSKI, 1005 Divi5T6h;>treet, Trentori,-N; J.T'and '
CHARLES^OURINE, aka. ”The Blad^" were associated with ANGELO
BRUNO irr the Hotel Plaza Gambling Casino, Havana, Cuba.

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On October 5* 1959* Philadelphia Confidential Informant
dvised that he had been told that in the last few weeks a
Large-scale crap game was running in Mt. Holly, N.J.; that this^
crap game was managed by JOIflffTJTlSABLANCA, and that ANGELO BRUNO
had partners in this crap game 'named CARL "PAPPY" IPPOLITO,
"CHARLIE THE BLADE," and an individual named "DAYLIGHT," all of
whom are from the vicinity of Trenton, N.J.

By letter dated September 21. 1959* the Newark Division
advised that on August 19* 1959* CARL PAPPY" IPPOLITO, 733
Brunswick Avenue, Trenton, N.Ji, during an Interview, indicated
that he has known ANGELO BRUNO but was not too well acquainted
i,>flth him. IPPOLITO described his relationship .with BRUNO by
. saying,’ "I know a lot sf guys casually but not socially."

IPPOLITO Indicated that he had no business connections
with BRUNO, either in Trenton, N.J,, other parts of the United
States, or in the former operation of the Plaza Gambling Casino,
Havsina, Cuba, IPPOLITO also Indicated that he is not in a
position to comment concerning BRUNO and does ng^ wish to furnish
'any personal Information concerning BRUNO. - •* '

On August 28, 1959* RAYMOND BRAYLENSKI, 1005 Division
Street, Trenton, N.J., advised during an interview that he
operates Brown’s Vending Machine Company, Trenton, N.J. He
said that he is acquainted with BRUNO but was not connected
with BRUNO in any business or social capacity. BRAYLENSKI
said that ANGELO BRUNO is £in infrequent visitor in Trenton,

N.J., and when in Trenton BRAYLENSKI may occasionally run Intq /
BRUNO, at which time they would engage in a slight^ casual
conversation, BRAYLENSKI said that he knew BRUNO by reputation
and as such could not directly make any statements concerning
him.

BRAYLENSKI advised that the only exception was
approximately two and a half years ago when BHUNO telephonlcally
con tacted h im at his resldame And inquired whether he would
permii^nsB son, EDWARD BRAYLENSKI, t# attend a birthday party
BRUNO and his wife were having for their daughter. BRAYLENSKI
said that he, his wife, and his son EDWARD, attended the blrthd^
party for BRUNO 's daughter and claimed , that this was his only ' ; *■ ‘
sociaP^bntact with BRUNO at any time,

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uatk: 12/9/60

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The above conversation suggesting a phone call to BRUNO
indicates that BRUNO is out of the ci ty»_ina3much as BRUNO, when in

Philadelphia, would be in contact withj

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date: 12/8/60

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ANQELO BRUNO, aka;
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11/22/60 - 12/2/60

On 11/25/60 ANGELO BRUNO had a conversation with a

^JOa^conversatlon proceeded In mixed

English and Italian, ^HHIHIH^feK>lned ANGELO BRUNO and

^In the conversation remaining there from 1:46 p.m, until

1737 p.m., when all three individuals left. Both BRUNO and

spoke in mixed language, even to the extent of single sentences
being part Italian and part English..

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The translator who handled^hetw^i^els of tape
recording a conversation II/25/60 by^HH|||||H|f advised he
was not too familiar with the Slclllar^oiale^ but believed
his translation and transcription represented 60 to 70 percent
of the actual conversation. It Is repognlzed the two reels
of tape actually contain both English and Italian, however,
the Italian portions apparently, .contained the, more Important
Information. ■ .Hi: 1.

The Philadelphia Office bas two. Special Agents on
transfer to this Division from., New York who speak Italian.

It Is not known whether elther::Agent :^ctually can accurately
handle the Sicilian dialect but it Is., believed this matter
Is sufficiently Important they, .should , be given the opportunity
to work on It. This becomes Increasingly Important because
of the references to a Commission. It Is believed possible
that translation of the remaining 30 to to 40 -percent of the
material on these tapes may splldlfyi. the significance of these
references. These Agents are due to. arrive In Philadelphia
the first week of January I96.I and they, wlll.rbe assigned Immediately
to review these tapes. lospi.

In the event they are unable^ to., translate these tapes,
permission will then be requeBte.d to 'send' these tapes to the
New York Office for translation' by an Agent at that office who
can handle the Sicilian language. An Agent who was previously /
assigned to the Philadelphia Office and who Is now assigned
to the New York Office can handle that dialect.

Philadelphia will submit the complete results of the
tape promptly after the two Agents from New York Office revle^
same. It Is believed the significance of the term Commisslo|-^
may then be crystal clear. ^ y /

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ATTENTION: TRANSLATION
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two r eels of tape recording a conversa-j
portions of which are in Italian,
It-ls requested that the reels be monitored and translated in
full and the results forwarded Philadelphia. ,

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During current week, activity has been curtailed
due to snow storm.

co nversation between ANGELO BRUNO

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12 /l^^^^^ffl^!te^vna^Tnese individuals had spoken in /

mixed English and Sicilian dialect. FThey had a heated
dlacussio n mentioning a m eeting in New Jersey. BRUNO

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he could do to clear things up^Titi^n^REiiTyT^

The translator Indicated that only 60 to 70 ^ of ’
the conversation had been translated and transcribed as
the translator was unfamiliar with the Sicilian dialect.

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In regard to this conversation- and furnish the Bureau a
completed transcription and evaluation of this conversation.

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of tape recording a conversation 11/25/60 by
part of which is in Italian for translation. Tin?

Buaeno 12/14/60 furnishing you with the results of the
Bureau* s translation of this naterlal.

In your neno of 12/8/60 furnlshln^a weekly
sumnary of information received fromlBHHBP^, a part
of same conversation carried on in English was set forth.

You have mentioned that upon receipt of the
: translation of this material, the natter would be
furnished to the Bureau In Its. entirety together with
your evaluation.

This should receive your prompt attention and
every effort should be made to assess the significance
of the references to a commission^ , These are not
entirely clear and in evaluating this, you.should keep in
mind Information previously furnished to you which
received from Chicago's highly confidential source
concerning the possible existence ^o^. an underworld commission.

This matter should receive preferred attention
and every effort should be made to piece together the
current Information and any future references in order to
definitely determine whether such a ponmisslon exists, and
if so, as much as possibles conce^D4c8 Its make-up and
operation.

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M. GIANCANA Ir^Jri^agoon y/o/p9 in which
a discussion regeir<^ng '^a commission
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Report of 3A lO/28/oO

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Newark letter to Philadelphia 11/17 /dO
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Miami letter to Philadelphia 12/1/dO
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"ANGSLO BRUNO, aka; DOMINICK POLLINA, .
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All offices will review-- information 'as set forth In
the Administrative Section of- tib^ci^err letter ta-thls report
and Information In this report’ -1ft regard "to 'BRUNO *s admissions
that he Is a representative of'"'the, cdmmlssloA" and evaluate
this Information coui^led with ‘the- information -furnished your
respective offices by. the Chicago Office- -In- referenced Chicago
alrtei dated 9/9/59. Will thereafter report that evaluation
to the Bureau and the Philadelphia Office.

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1. Will endeavor to-'i-dentlfy and

’’BUMPER" /noting th.r.t; .Ims previously been - Identified

in association \^lth BRUNO and ii^^possibiy. -an -associate of
CHARLES I, COSIELLO or CAMi •

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4. Will furnish background' -data. Including an
up-to-date arrest record. Inquiry with Intemal Revenue Service,
■■IIBIHHHI^on and^^|2|L^^r

background data on the above, report * of
dated 9/9/60 Includes such data and Information showing
association of these Individuals, with ^BRUNO.

MIAMI:

At Miami, Fla. ;

1. The Miami Office -rShould note telephonic contacts

In their Divisi on m ade by BRUNO 'with thereafter /

fully Identify IWK^ and his 'relationship to -ANGELO BRUNO. ' *•

2. If prior In tervi ews of fiB2BStii£~have shown
any degree of cooperatlon^bu^l^ aho'uld be Interviewed to ^ ^
ascertain business Investments ^y- -BRUNO 'in 'legitimate enterprises
In the Miami area.

3. Will establish a source at the Miami International

Airport In an endeavor to learn of ANGELO BRUNO* s movements,
primarily to ascertain when BRUNO goes to the Dominican
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4. Will continue efforts tq'.flocate:;the place of
residence of BRUNO In the Miami, '-i?lar;*^area' 'and "thereafter
If feasible consider requesting the establishment of a
confidential source of a technical nature, realizing that BRUNO
apparently has connections with- racket'-'flgures t^ are
wide-spread and that BRUNO’ s position IS higher than has previously
been developed through prior Investigation.

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1 Will ascertain. if- ANGEIib-i BRUNO/ under his true

name or aliases set forth in the'ibackground data of this report,
has a passport and will attempt.' -^ 6 ^,?pbiato.-?hot ©graphs of -^.
handwriting specimens thereon;;;'^

2 . ¥111 report anyi trips taken. by v©RDNO in the

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PHILADELPHIA:

At Philadelphia, Pa, :

1. V/111 maintain contact with informants familiar

with BRUNO'S activities. •

2. Will attempt to'obtaln an up-to-date photograph
of ANGELO BRUNO.

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3. Will attempt to establish' sources at the
Philadelphia .International Airport to develop movements of
ANGELO BRUNO in and out of Philadelph:^..:

Administrative Data •

The investigative period of -this report ‘was necessitated
_in obtaining translation of' information furnished by
Ll/25/60 plus the fact- that it appears, according to
Information from this informant, that .BRUNO -.was not in the
Philadelphia Division from 11/25/66 until I/7/6I, It is to
be noted, however, that the •Bureau'hai3-;Jbeen' promptly advised
of all developments of Investigation of -the captioned subject.

For background of offices not previously receiving
Information regarding BRUNO, i the following background data
regarding him is set forth: :•• •,

ANGELO BRUNO was bom -5/21/10 . in Italy and Is a
derivative citizen of the United S-tatesv -LHe has an arrest
record dating from 1928. In Philadelphia he-. resides at 934
Snyder Avenue, which has been described .informants as being
a poor section of the City and the house being shabbily
furnished. During the 1950 's Informants have indicated that
BRUNO has been raised to the upper echelon -of -organized .

Italian racket figures in the' Philadelphia and Southern New
Jersey area. His desires hayd'heen tor.move to, Florida permanently.

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In Florida. His wife, SUE BRUNO, nee MARANCA, resides in
Philadelphia and at times travels with BRUNO. His daughter,

JEAN, attends Temple University in Philadelphia and his son,
MICHAEL, 810 Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia, is engaged in the
exterroinating business and BRUNO allegedly is keeping him
"legitimate." His sister, LENA MAGGIO, is married to PETER
MAGGIO, Another sister, JOSEPHINE GRASSO, resides at I81I South
9th Street, Philadelphia, Pa,

For additional background Information to the interested
offices, the referenced Chicago airtel, captioned "Top Hoodlum
Program - Chicago Division, "Adeveloped Information of a similar

nature as that being furnished by^

mee ting in Philadelphia, Pa», 11/25/

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Relative to JOE deceased) on 10/8/39^^^^

advised that IDA, formerly of New Brunswick, N.J., went to
Italy In early 1959 or late 1958 and was • at that time "the
boss" with DOMINICK OLIVETTA;or Camden, N.J., being the ‘under
boss." This Informant has pr^lously described the territory
Involved as roughly covering I^)^tib^^»' of New Jersey, Eastern
Pennsylvania, and Delaware When -IdA -departed, the Informant
said arrangements were madewlth IDA ^8 approval to have his
power transferred to JOSEPH RUGNETTA' ( Philadelphia Top Hoodlum),
operator of the South Philadelphia Gi’lil In Philadelphia.

RUGNETTA thereafter, according: {4 jo,,, this Informant, made enemies
because of his conduct In this- new Jjosltlon,

Informant stated that RUGNETTA was surprised that
"the organization" had on Satui^ay,- 9/26/59> met In Philadelphia
or southern New Jersey and %ad ^ election, resulting In RUGNETTA
losing his position as "boss"' and -being demoted to "under boss"
with DOMINICK OLIVETTA beli^'elect^ as "boss."

It was also stated 'that at!i this meeting on ‘ '

9/26/59 PETER MAQOIO, brother-in-laW 'Of ANGELO BRUNO, married
to BRUNO’ B Bister LENA, was elected' to "the organization"
which this particular Informant has/rSjald is synonymous with

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Mafia. It was also stated that MARIO MAGGIO, older brother
of PETER MAGGIO, has been a member of "the organization" for
some time, , ,

For evaluation. It Is pointed out that __

(deceased) furnished reliable 'lnforma1;lon for several year
concerning the Italian underworld. "This infbrraant has been
a close personal friend of many -top echelon raalcet figures
in the Northeastern United States, particularly the Philadelphia
area.

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Set forth In this report under date of 11/25/60
will be information indicating that BRUNO has been elected
to "the commission" by his own admission. Further, It Is

I "a meet JLng V ' laCSIBfgt ygod , an .unioiown gmtf *13^ Cftfe ya aryT ^

Verbatim translatlonsUBMllBlHIII^S^^O’ ^
conversation was furnished the Chicago, Miami, New York, and
Neiraiic Divisions In a "JUNE" letter dated 1/12/61.

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ANGELO BRUNO

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ANGELO BRUNO in the P^liaddphia, .!Pa. , area in November
i960 and January 196r^^d.;:he:Ueved to have been in
Florida in the intervening -period cording to one

Informant. BRUNO told infoiiaartt^iihiJheVwaa a
'of "the commissio n" but ih f ogSapfetAird not know what thTSTcbraiffintJ
"ihieant Associates of BRUNO get, forth. Information i‘egaralng
Illegal and legal activitles:.^«alop^» set forth. BECAUSE BRUNO
IS ALLEGED TO wa TO nnMMTTTED GANGLAND BTCECUTIONS DTTHE FAST^

HE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGJBK6uSr'

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In December 1960 and January 196 I advised

that PETER MAGGIO, brother- In-l^iw of :angEL 0 BRUNO, operates - ^

the Mag glo Cheese Company, II 30 SouthT'llth Street, Philadelphia.

said that PETER MAGGIO, ‘ With his brothers m;\ RI 0 and ^

^ MAQQJOf operate' this' G ompahy ^d ^d discov ered

ibJihiy^l^mg^lLthe ir employees were st^frfig'.

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>a brofner-irwTa^or SALVAf^RE MAGGIO,' *w^^o had been identified
-as stealing from his employer, the Maggii ti e Cheese J^Qcipanyr^ '

*'BRUNO, in speaking of conduct of 1 1 1 itijltWil I (iTil FTiT informant
endeavoring to keep his son MICHAEL MAGGIO from
in any illegal activity! ' BRUNO told the Informant
^MICHAEL MAGGIO wanted to buy* a"" home But refused to accept the
money for^^W^'downpayraent on this home from hte.74MM:4a9r, ANGELO
^feRUNO. BRUIW, however, told the* infoimant .that even though
his son MICHAEL did not give ' hjQm ^y trolSle' MICHAEL ^ *
did give him trouble. ........... • "

BRUiro told the infonnant that his newphew,who
operated a real estate^office^* had taken |2,000 away from
"NEEDLESiUftnd that BRUN6 claimed' that^ he had to pay "NEEDLES"
this ;aum to pi*Svent injury to his^nebhev;, BRUNO 's method of
ex pt»ej3 8 j j yg f SthljC? . according wa^^^ubstance, "Wha^

am them bu^^iTm^ BRUNO dJiSife

indlcated-^nat this nephe*'? operated an insurance*^ business
in > oTlpy |MMio hNTith the real estate office and had spent
premiums collected on insurance policies and BRUNO had to

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furnish this nephow money to keep the nephew from "having a^^

nervous breakdovfn." BRUNO said to the informant that he wa
'going to stay with this nephew and watch him to get him
straightened out. One^of the nepKewta faults, according to
the Informant, was that the nephew's ^ttler was no’t like BRUNt)
In that the son.

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It is to be noted that- ANGELO BRUNO has a sister,
JOSEPHINE GRASSO, who resides at ^811' Bouth. 9tb Street,
Philadelphia, and that MICHAEL GRASSO- Is probably her son.

^^in January 196l'sald that he had definitely
learned that "gELO BRUNO had' a- very close relationship
ihr^GGIO brothers, In particular PpER
at times called PETER MAGGIOMs
said that Individuals need

a.*, I.- ,€ much of h'1 3 success to the fact that MICHAEL

liwGOl^ deceased), fsther of the MAGGIO boys, had furnished
“guidance" to BRUNO prior to> MICHAEL -MAGGIO ' s death.

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BRUNO is alleged to'^have met ^^^^^^Ppsouth
Philadelphia/ apparently, according ‘ tQ[HH^^pDelief,- to
straighten out a misunderstanding.-’ '^ BRUN^ToH^his infonnant
that he, BRUNO, had been elected -to' be a "representative" to
"the commission." BRUNO allegedly ’went to New York and had
a meeting with unknownlnd^^wUals -who told BRUNO that he
should get alon^wtthJjHpmi^ At - this time BRUNO had been
associated withfl|Hm||^'or 'approximately twelve years. 'The
informant state^tnatBRUNO- untll'^ a recent^ateregarded j_

Very highly. He stated BRUNO had said offljmjl^th^ he
looked on him as a father an^ha^^e^ecte^^H||H(|^ wife as
a sister and he appreciated 0|HH[||^wife^s interest in calling
BRUNO’S wife, SUE, during the tinges that BRUNO was out of town.
Informant said that BRUN O ciai’med_h^Wasagreeable to remaining
an associate o£|||||||[|P|^but that^HHI^egan spreading stories
apparent ly unfavore^e to BRUNO and BRUNO had heard these stories.
JUlUlf didthl^ir^plte of ’^UNO’s efforts- to get "the boys"
to aupFort|mpim^^BRUNO told the Informant he had heard
these apr arently^tfif ovorable comments regarding' him from a
friend of '

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BRUNO told the Informant- after agreeing, app arently
Lomecne in Nov; York, that he would get along with;

^took liberties to do -things' Whic h BRUNO d id nor

explain to the Informant other than that||||m|||^apparently ... '
allowe^ilmself the liberty of talking to^muen; BRUNO said
that Jllm^clalmed that he' had to- 'J* come out" at the apparent
meetffl^atWlldwood, N.J., becaus^^^e' matter v/as delicate
and involved both BRUNO BRUNO^ however, told the

Informant there was no meeting- and that the business of the
meeting was not true. BRUNO ala 6 told the informant tha t if such
a meeting was totak^place and something was to happen
should say that^mHIir should call him and tell him (BRuno^^^^
such a thing since, "I, BRUNO, am the representative."

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accord^^to seemed to be provoked b^C
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In connection with an apparent meeting that was held at an
unknown date Inth^o^t In Wildwood, N.J. He said BRUNO
explained thatfl^BHl^^*^ acted properly because he tried
to hide certali^natte^ from BRUNO. BRUNO also told the
Informant that JKHf apparentl^w^ obstinate and did not
listen to people who came try to Smooth over the

relationship vrtilchapparently was developing friction Insofar
as BRUNO and IHHB v were concerned, BRUNO told the Informant
Jbhat PET ER, apparently PETER IMAQGIO, had tried to talk to
(^■■■■^and JOHNNY, which the Informant Indicated may have
been JOHN ICASABLANCA of T renton, N. J,, a friend of BRUNO, and
JIMMY all 'tried to talk tofl||^^B^wlth negative results.

BRUNO told the Informant IHHp^^liad also In. the past made
FERNANDO so road that FEPUmNDOv^s reaching for a knife but
he did not know what the significance of this was.

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"BRUNO told the Informant he was so broken up over
_^conduct that he, BRUNO, wanted to move to Florida
"andT^that BRUNO seemed perturbed because the breakup was over
nothing, "like a snowball that fell off a mountain and got
worse and worse,"

^told the Informant that the dayheta^ed to
he, BRUNO, settled "the account^*w^h|mBB^Wlth
35^177 apparently beln^dj^lded wlth|BBm|PpossiDly re-
ceiving about $13^700.fHmi^K accoroS^to v^at BRUNO told
the Informant, did not care for the money but wanted to continue
the frlenc^yil^^lth BRUNO but BRUNO told the Infomanth^had
advised nothing he could do forjmm^now
even though|^mwas "talking right" since he returned
from Italy,

BRlRI^sa^ he could not do anything for

now but told iBBBFthat he may be able to do something for
■mHl^ln four or six months. He explained to|mPvthat
h^would do POLLINA no harm but would only d o him go o

speaking of settling accounts, BRUNO said to^HHB^that

had claimed "gambling" was of absolutely no Ertere^ to him

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and seemed hurt because he^ ^■^■■fhad claimed he had taken
plenty of chances Just because of friendship. BRUNO told the
Informant thi s did not mean much because they had taken chances
together with

BRUNO told ^^^^^L;hat they^vihom he did not identify,
even wanted to throw out of "the family" but that he,

BRUNO, "Didn’t go for it," BRUNO told the informant thatj

said that the actions against him were, "No consideration for
a Christian who had poured out his heart and blood and it would
be better if he wereseer^dead, killed, or something and that
because of this he,||0||iB^ must sufferforall the rest of
his life . " BRUNO said he explained to flHIii^that there was
a lot of pressure and that a lot of people were not satisfied,
even before he, BRUNO, was with "the commission" and in fact
the dissatisfaction was even. before "the commission."

In speaking to the informant, BRUNO told him there
was $33,000 which may be in Italy. In this conversation BRUNO
indicated to the informant that he knew an ALBERTO and RAPFAELE
(phonetic) but did not indicate his connections with these
individuals. BRUNO also said that he had made an agreement
with them a nd would not have made this agreement that dissolved
the pact acted differently, but now it was too

late becaus^HulND had given his word apparently.

_ said, had told BRUNO that he,|^|^H

should have gotten out when he received the "flne^apparei tly
in connection with some fine levied "gainst millll^pt an
unknown time in the past, .

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JIMMY
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PAPPY,,
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Informant believed that th^JDjMY who had attempted
lighten the matter out withjl|pH|HPnight have been
[“URCO (phoneti<^^bu^he ■expialneathat he was not certain
BRUNO 't^old 1(111111 that things had gotten so that
'■(phonetic), JOHNNY | CARR (phonetic ) , and PAPPY (CARL
fPpOLITO ) all wanted I to know what was wrong between BRUNO

BRUNO told ^HHVhe had advised ^Hmfthat

was not paying anything but was " Just losi ng his

position." BRUNO told the informant that HBHII^seemed very
unhappy at this apparent breakup and clairae^Tnat BRUNO could

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do anything he wanted to because he was a represe ntative of
"the commission." He again said he toldm^m^he would have
to prov^hlms^f with other;rpeople and tna^nay^ In time
he and would be In bualne a.S:; again. ..

BHUl^O mentioned that had been with a group

Including BRUNO In New York. jaricldSRUNO had told RICCARDO
and appa rently RI CCARDO at this time told^^UNOthat diey did
not want for a boss. BRUNO sald^||H[^^had claimed

that the people in New York whpj apparent iy did not want himj
as boss were told that thej' differences between,
aric^^lJNO were not a farall^natter^rat which time the ;",paci
was made between BRUNO andJHm^icJBRUNOtol^the Informant
that TO MMY had to ld him to get 1/iflth |HH||||||||^ BRUNO said

he toldflHjlllll^ne was pot talking to OARLC^tABbTno and a
proof oj^na^was TOMMYf BARREN -(phonfttiQ) .md called him,
BRU NO, and told him abo ut the mlsunderstanalng betweei^BRUNO
and accoj^'dlng to .Ur^ormatlonUfmippitearned

from^^uNOTwas told he was not wanted’ as a representative
and BRUNO said that he had notwar^ed to associate, apparently
with "the commission," but "Don’t say that."

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BRUNO toldflH^Vthat he. had. heen flying a great
deal and that It was lonesome' as he had 'to fly alone. He
mentioned to the Informant he had beem’ away, for four weeks
prior to November i960 and apparently had been In Florida.

BRUNO aisb told the Informant; that^'mOVIKIE •
(PUIYMOND^ARYLENSKI, owner of Brown Novelty Company, lO C^

Vision s/^eet, Trerton, N.J.w); had , had h heart attack. '- % •

He also said that CARL (CARL PAPPY 'IPPOLITO) . was In the
hospital with a hernia operation v^d .that .TPPOLITO had a bad
heart and they had ^t^be careful. . He said BRUNO also told hlnu. '

-‘ CHAMPS (CHARLES I.vJC 0 STELLQ,\pwner of J.-'C. Vending Company,
Southard Streell/ Trenton.# ilLJ. h was.cs.lck. BRUNO ■
said that he had also called. Mr;-.:AMADi) the previous night
about 10:30 p.m. and was waiting for;:checks -to clear the bank
before he would return t(j PloridaionL'JrheLi following Monday
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that ANGELO BRUNO and

LARRY met him that day and LARRY *s sister, BETTY WEISMANTLE, ^

and her husband, FRANK WEISMANTLE, who operate a gift shop
In the Singapore Hotel on Miami Beach/ had an' argument with
TOMMY COHEN (phonetic), manager of this hotel. It was said
that COHEN was holding back $2,700 he had collected for sales
that guests had charged at the WEISMANTLE Gift Shop and that
BRUNO to straighten ou t the mat ter had ca^edDAVE GLASS at
GLASS' hotel In Mlaml.^mB||Pklso told^Hl^that MARIO
MAGOIO, PETER'S brother, had called Mr, Al^DO in Miami, Fla.,
at Plaza 7-2624 to help straighten out LARRY* s sister's
difficulties with TOMMY COHEN,' He told the informant that
AMADO or maybe TOMMY COHEN, according , to BRUNO, was "supposed
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"When you are doing this favor you are- doing this for me."

^^^[^uary 9^19^/ BRUNO, ^according to information
given toMl|H^^told|f||H^to order:' flowers' for GUIDO
DI MARCO^lBBH^sald he had ordered floral an>angements at
$30.00 a piece for ANGELO BRUNO and 'his family, the MICHAEL
t MAGGIO family, POZI, not further' identified, JOHNNY CASABLANCA,
[and CHARLES COSTELLO, who are frlendd;- of 'ANGELO BRUNO.' '

that

said that

on that day also told him

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brother-in -law who had been st ealing
from them was named PA^ ALVANCANO. ^||||||H|^ told||||||m^that he
had been talking with ^UNO' that da^a^to what the MAGGIO brotherj
should do in regard to JOE MARAGLIA and FRANK PALERMO, who also

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‘has been stealing in the past from the MAGGIO brothers. It
was said that MAIIAGLIA was bull-headed and that he should be
beaten up which would soften him up In the future and would
also make SAM and TOMMY willing topay for what they had
stolen from the MAGGIO company. that BRUNO told,

him that JOE should be beaten in Philadelphia because if
the people who were to beat him should be apprehended BRUNO ^

and his associates could get t hese indi viduals before a Judge
with whom they have Influence.flHHP^s^^^ BRUNO mentioned ^jr
they would use "DAYLIGHT" and probably "BUMPER" to do the ^

beating and that PAPPY (CARL PAPPY IPPOLITO) would go eilong
as a friend.

said that^miflimillll^ also BRUNO

had told nlnwie had a couple of Irlsn kids in North Philadelphia,
one of 'Whom was on probation for five years. Another was
'identified as ROY and ROY particularly was a good kid who had
prov ed hims elf prevlousl^inapparehtly beating someone. BRUNO

that he, BRUNO, would not use

ROY tokPri anyone but only on beatings and that if you use
anyo ne to ki ll you have to have guys that you respect.
told that BRUNO had called BUCKY ALLEN in Miami

jthat day and that BRUNO intended to receive this call at FRANK
IDAMIANO's place at 7^0 Christian Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

stated that 'him that FAT

ALVANCANO, SALVAT ORE MAGG IO' s brother, should be sent out of
town. BRUNO toldlllHI^ that day that he could possibly send
PAT out of the country to the Dominican Republic where PAT would
have to remain for six months working in an "arcade." BRUNO
told the informant that PAT, if he. proved himself, could start
at about $150.00 *a week and could make up to $200.00 or $250.00'
weekly, and besides working in the arcade he would have to make
collections from machines. BRUNO told the informant that PAT
could not gamble or get in trouble in the Dominican Republic,
because BRUNO would know every move he made inasmuch as all
of the people down there were "rats."

BRUNO also told
with CHARLIE (CHARLES COSTELLO
was hard to get along with.

that maybe PAT could work
in Trenton, N.J., but CHARLES

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i jOn January 13> 1961 j HIHIHIII^^H told g
that PHIL ffESTA, who works with BRUNO, had oeen picke^up by theJ/
Police on jbhat or the previous day but had been released. ^

Apparently PHIL TESTA had be en picked up f or questi oning in
regard to numbers activity, VmiHIllHIIW also told IHHI^
that day that he had taken $K5^5o^x^tne Broad Street Trust
Company where an employee, FRANK DE.NATO. (phonetic),- had
changed the $10,D00 in ten, dollatr. bills, to. . 410,000 in one
hundred dollar /bills. ir!ii3 - -'L-s... . r*.

ANOELO BRUNO told|

with WILLIE I WeISBERG and that WE3

that he had recently talked
BERG had recently returned

from Pittsburgh, Pa., and that unknown. individuals in
Pittsburgh, Pa., had asked WElSpERG: to,... learn from BRUNO

Information re garding
,would do this.

NATIO. BRUNO indicated he .
t th5. MAGGIO brothers were now
worried about Deing questioned .by the police in regard to the
thefts at 'the MAGGIO Cheese Company.

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D. CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES

On January 13 ^ 196ir,'

said he

that an Individual named SNUFFY; had previously borrowed money
from ANTONIO POLLINA but that 'he had' recently borrowed money
believing this money was loaned:^y POL LINA' but actually the
money loaned belonged to ANGELO' BRUNO. said that

'SNUFFY apparently paid SALVATORE MAGQIO $500.00 on this account
and owed about $50.00 addlticmal. t' :.■ .

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This informant

described BRUNO'S home as tffiing -jin '£t" poor' section and poorly
furnished. -a-

During Decemberj|1960,^^^^m^mP^BRUNO' s brother-
in-law, according toflHK made arrangements with SONNY to

operate a crap game in the South Philadelphia section.

did not know if BRUNO was connected'' with ‘^thls crap game- or

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not, but it was believed the 'game would bring in $1,500 a
week, 20 percent of wh^h ' Woul d be take r^^f apparently for
police protection. saldltoHBHHHB^ had Indicated to

him that FERGUSON (Captain CLARENCE J. FERGUSON, Philadelphia
Police Department) was being paid off by HANK^^i^apparently
was in on the operation of the card game. ^m|||||^H|H|H||al.ao

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Indicated BUDDY (BUDDY CIAFRsJrrTTrom 6 th Sti^
slphia has contacts with a lot- of Police and other
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also stated -that during December i960 PHIL
TESTA told him that he was in i the numbers business and that
he knew that TESTA was closely-associated with ANGELO BRUNO.

PH 92-444

E. LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISES

In January I 96 I ANGELO BRUNO told ^■HiFthat he
had a cigarette vending machine business in Florida and had
thought of sending PAT, brother-in-law of SALVATORE MAGGIO,
to Florida to work there but 'he -had* changed his mind because
PAT could not make any money -working

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BRUNO also told that |^Mr. “AMADO of Miami, Fla.,
may be associated with BRUNO ‘'In -%hl 0 *'-'elgarette vending machine
business in Florida.

stated that BRUNO also told hln^tha^an

individual whose identity was not disclosed wanted

to buy some big route in Philadelphia that would make a lot
of money and this person was going to '! carry BRUNO" but that
this person would actually be^ -the boss. - He' also mentioned that
apparently this business venture was in s ome way connected with
LOU CAMPBELL of Newark, N.J., but||M|Hf could not learn any
additional information regarding the business venture.

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luary I96I stated that BRUNO mentioned
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ANGELO BRUNO told In November i960 that he

'traveled a great deal and indicated that most of his travel
was by air and that he had traveled alone.

In January I96I BRUNO told|fimhe was driving a
i960 Buick but the informant did not see the Bulck and did not knc
whQnit belonged to or if it -was registered to BRUNO.

stated he had recently observed BRUNO driving
a 1956 black Ford Sedan with Florida Registration.

On October 31^ i960, SA V^^I^^BIIi^l^lbserved a
1956 Ford with Florida Registration .1119^3 U parked in front of^/*'
BRUNO’S residence, 93^ Snyder Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.

By letter dated December 1, i960, the Miami Office
advised that this Florida Registration was for a 1956 Ford ^ '
owned by CHARLES I. COSTELLO, 1710 N.W. 172nd Street, North
Miami, Fla. Further, the Miami City Telephone Directory
indicates that MICHAEL ALU resided at this address.

It should be noted that JOSEPH J. COSTELLO, son of
CHARLES I, COSTELLO, on April 19 » I960, as previously reported,
advised that CHARLES I. COSTELLO was a cousin of ANGELO BRUNO
but not first cousins. He also identified JOHN SIMONE, aka
JOHN CASABLANCA, as a friend of his father, CHARLES I. COSTELLO.
COSTELLO owns the J, C. Vending Company of Trenton, N. J.

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November 30# 1960#

North Ml?5;kJ2iii-g5J-J^y^J|||pP^ftHit-Ww3i-

a resident:^^^^^^ but uses th^^eslaenc^Tor a winter home
ar.H flTTT wa^DDarently semi-retired with a permanent residence
If Trentorwtjr If stated ALU drives a 195 9 Cadillac hard top
with i 960 New Jersey Registration ALW 632.
know COSTELLO or BRUNO.

ISoloyed afadyTsetterwithKrJIf Trenton Co^paAy] ' Trenton,

-ITj.f llnre 1935. ROSE ALU operates a dress shop at the above
address.

The records of New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles
shows that ALU was Issued a driver* s license i/Iarch ^ nnio
at the above address and indicated ALU was born November 1912
in Italy, was 5»7" tall# weighed l 40 -l 60 pounds# with brown
hair and black eyes.

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Aioerlcan Gambling Activities^
Havana. Cuba

By letter dated October 7 # 1553. tho l^o vjark Divlaio n
advised that on September 25 , 1953«

Hami lton Tovmahip Po lice Bapartraont^TWfW^^ffW^^WI^^^ ff /fc

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that ho was recently told that AHQELO
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DROBO-SnrTTnnn^TSPpy” IPPOLZTO ;«ere both encaeod in tho
operation of a gambling casino in Havana^ Cuba.

Philadelphia Confidential lnfortnant|^B(

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September 15# 1958# advised that AHGELO BRUNO had some ^

business interests in Cuba# the nature of whicli v;crc unknovm w
to the Informant . Informant believed that BRUNO might have
investments in a gambling establishment in Havana.

This infoxmunt on October 1957# advised that
BRUNO was then definitely living in Florida and traveling
between Miami and Cuba i^'hore ho had some kind of gambling
operation going* together with a man from Trenton* N.J.*
whose identity was unknovm to the Infonnant.

By letter dated November 5# 1958* the Newark
Division advised that the^ud learned from Ihiladelphla
Confidential Inrormantlfl||^on October <'9* 195'^# that a
group of New Jersey racKetmen* numbering approtlmately 35#
had organised in a group to establish a gambling casino in
Havana# with each i ndividua l contributing an average of
$10#000 to $15#OOO.HHroaid that CARL "PAPt'Y* IPPOLITO

v/as one of the

raclcotoers involved

lid not know if BRUNO

in connection with the establishment
or tho nov; gambling casino.

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)n November 6, 195S, said that BRUNO v;ao
definitely in Florida or Havana at that tine and that
he had recently been told that BRUNO had a ''i-iece ' of the •
Hotel Naclonale at Havana^ Cuba*

It V7a9 al0o reported that on Janui ry 1, 1959#
shortly after the departoro of former Cuban ireoldent
FULCBNCIA BATISTA, from Cuba# a mob entered and i^ocked
the Eanbllng casino In tho Hotel Flaza, The equipment
was taken by the mob out Into the street and destroyed
and burned.

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By coinmunlej.tlon dated June the Newark

Divio Ion auilned that during K:ty 1959*

Inrormantfl^V^urinE: May 1939 advisee

the <> lass^^^ou^a CaiTiuHng Oaslno had been sco up bi/ a grow-- of ^9^
Kew Jersey Aia^^blars. as vrell a row ..eraa.v; ^hllad^l-hldT

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^co(* iiilUMO (iH v3i^*4i^wCr^ bw tind

Havxia, Cuba. Further, that wh^n the Cuban i.iwolutiun brolce
out, DHUIIO, us \/3ll as other Garrhlara in Jlavi.n.j, n.-jd to Miami,

On June 13 and 19 « 1939)fl^^^^^K,‘ntionud that
ERUrrO iiad rutux'ned to Ihlladali.iaa, axviwa , \o clay.

ImJjpce JMemoi ' • united st. s-overnment

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The Hotel Plaza'' gambling^' casino, ^ in which subject is . ':
^/^•reportjed to: have ^an interest , ^ has iemained^closed since the oyer*:;

-throW'^bf t he • Bat is ta Government on. January * 1959 »- . , ♦ . •..v. - ,

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!>5'> ? V ‘Ho Inforsiatlon oonoomlng wiynUnusuol eoblvlt’o*
on tbo pert of RU3SELL BUPALIHO hea ooioo' to attontlon
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It has be«i previously reported' that BRUNO was observed „ * '

driving a 195^ Ford with New Jerseyt dealer* s' registration D/C 495-2
on October 27 and November 10, 1958,.’ and oa other occasions
throu^out the sunmer of 1958 this insist ’ ca^^^^Jew Jersey i

dealer*8 registration has been observed by SAfl|||H||Hparked in the
800 and 900 block of Snyder A venue, ^Fhiladelpnia^^^n November 10, *

1958, this oar lyas . observed to drive up in front of ABE CajASSMAN*s
Tiolcot Agenoy, 12th and Locust Street,, Philadelphia, A man later
identified as ANGELO BRUN0 *b son, left, this oar and entered
GajASSM4jy^Hfe5.p-^®^ agency. He had, dark .con^Jlexlon, was approximately , - ■ V :•

25 yearC-of age, 5*8” tall/ and’.welidiidJADOixocLinataly 165 Dounds."-' '“''v.' .

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. > ^■■■^■■■ll^that an informant of his -uhoae rellabilltj he
• could not vouch for, recently- told him .that ’ BRIN 0 was et the
■til® Do®l“ioa“ Republic ^and ithat .there 71 8 a
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"piece" of the Plaza noi^ei gtmuiiug casino,. Havana. Cuba.

• vd.th • CARL SAMUEL.'., “PAPPr' IPPOLITOy iFBI No. r:7.73655'; :‘and.RAIMCND'
EDV/ARD BRALINSKI, aka. Harry Bro>ai.''*VlPPOLITO'’.'and -BRO'/N are,
Trenton, gambler 8 and supposedly -control the nickelodeons

in Cuba J^M^d vised (fNU) BRUNO, a councilman in North Miami
Beach, rj-a., as a relative; and JOE'MiSTEIN,-.*- night club owner
and shylook, as a friend, of ANGELOcBRUJO. of Lh.j . • ‘ ,

'i'\" >T> V, (D ^ Decem^r 12, 1958,^HiBB|^B^^^^Alcohol and
tJiV Tobacco Tax Ag«)t, Philadelphia, advwe^SA^^^^B^s follow's*

1955 to April 1956, he' operated IS^rad^cover !. .

becoming wlde:^.ecqualnted with or^recelving information

element; primarily. ^Italian , In the
. , ^ . South Philadelphia area ;]^fc||^^d«ntified,*. based on his
^..-.-••experlen^ MARCO RBGINElLI; ' as the fonaer.'-lea’der^of .the Greaser ■
i5,V/v!?;. ^Gang In-^adelphla before his death .-bRN^/ eald’ aft er .REGfflELLI»s" *

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•• would not agree, resulting In five individuals being considered

K ®’ii‘A.’.aa le ader's of th e currant illegal activities of the Greaser
:'hT'*-VGeng.>MBBB^dentlfied LOUIS CAMPBELL of Camden, N.J.;

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PhUadelphLa Confidential InfonDant^HHn December 1956 advised
that AMOELO BRUNO iiae etill spending most , of his time in Florida and ..i^t
TESTA cwtiqued; to operate

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viCTORy.CALAMARO, aka. Bobby; Calao^o^ 1736 Ritner Stoeet,’

' Philadelphia f Pa frequently identified as 'a • clo sel^eociate 'of AN GELO '

BRUNOt on January 7, 19S9, vas intervlened by

^at CALAMAR0*6 business establisfflent^n^^nHTCaterihg,

ree Streets^ Philadelphia, Pa. CALANARO advised as follows:

vDuring the late 19U0’e, CALAUARO owned a grocery store on Hicks ,
Street'ln South Philadelphia. ANaELO‘BRUNO*began^ another grocery storo >

t .across* tW ^street from CALAUAROvas'a'oonqpetitor. f^'ran hijs out bf':YfXt

business in one and one half months,* -CALAMARO aald, Rribr to this, - ' - • -

CALAHARO never heard of or knew ANGSLO BRUNO." BRUNO and CALAIIARO became
- acquainted when 'these two plus three other individuals, names undisclosed,
started an organisation to obtain uniformity in working hours for
grocery store proprietors in South Philadelphia. This organisation was
X an organisation of businessmen and its primary purpose was to enable the

small proprietor to buy cooperatively in large quantities, and thereby
obtain lower prices. The organi 2 »tion'wa 8 not successful but a close
friendship developed between BRUNO and'CALAMARO. CALAMARO regards ANGELO
BRUNO as his best friend. Their dau^ters are close friends. ANGELO
BRUNO several years ago financed a vacation for CALAUARO in Florida, where
CALAMARO reovqperated frtmi a heart attack. CALAMARO characterizes BRUNO
as "the most honest man I know.* A person who "likes anyone who takes
care of his family." BRUNO, himself, ip regarded as a "good family man."

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CALAilARO said that no one even knew EEUNO's name prior to the
early 1950 ' e. He cited as an example an occasions when Philadelphia Top '■ ■
Hoodlvim PETER CASEII*A came to ailuncheonette^’ "a dog house,* in the early • • ■ ■. •'
1950'6 for the purpose of collecting' a $300 debt owed by CAlAilARO to

operated a wholesale grocery concern, CASELLA was
r indi'\aduaI-s.'‘y'^When'.^hey arrived, 'BRUNO was- present
___;which oneiia|f'AJKaiX>'.BaOTO.‘ and who is BOBBI CALAMARO. .-t

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in- to' rise' in'-eithei-ril^ph^for l^SO^-^when he entered;.^to-’.‘j;';..J^'^-.*4
^ numbers racket with FRANKIE MEHDELy’^l^e'^name- -FRANK MATTEO. BRUNO *’

■ became big in the numbers business ■ -but ;ia -now allegedly, out of the numbers . yh-
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BRUNO went to live Florid^ 'because of his heal-th. .It wa^s paid^. -‘•f-T
always thou^f he had'" cancer '^in'^'liis, '^throat' ibut' in’ reality ' ‘ V

CJIAMARO was asked if he 'donterirplat^ moving ' to Florida as'nhe
stated that BRUNO with his wife wag ,^re‘s 0 ntly'l’iving‘-in Havana, Cuba,

CALAMARO said without identifying the source"' that he had been offered the
chance to operate a restaurant in an'unidentified hotel in Havana, Cuba,
mentioned that this would requird ho --investment on his part, that the
hotel hired approximately D^h Ti«r>nYoi'^+;rvI-nn«Tatol 1 +.K .uamMIncr- oan-lnn all •■. »•

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reB-baurant,’-'8ign a •ta'b, .and

' said that the tjsrsonnel working in the 'res-tautaht Would' be- Cuban.’ » CAJAHARO
pointed out that his catering busin'ess during^the’-'Lenten Season was
practically nil and that he had 'prior'' to FIDEL' CASTRO' s victory in Cuba
contemplated going to Havana to ;|.ook’oyer the restaurant and opportunity
for working there. He said that he could' n^t'^’mCve at the present time
"because his dau^ter was in college' .^anS.. -jjras .in'^love. -with a* local "boy,

CALAMARO said that he had previdusIyTf.ee.n.'ip’Ha-y^a’,"'‘Cuba,'“and' had visited —
ANGELO BRUNO in Florida, He was''impiy^g“aiso'^fh^t'^he 'had '’visited BRUNO
in Cuba, as CALAMARO furnished details to, living conditions in Cuba, He
said a full time maid could be ob-liAlned-f or ,$l6,00,for an equiv'alent amount
you could ob-tain the services ofTa cKau^eiir'^-' valet 'who would do the shopping.
It was alleged that for $125 you cd’uld'ob-talrL a^l-oDcurioua apar-tniant in the
elite section of Ha-vana. It was B^<i''that' you ‘could not eat the local food
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ERUSO had an interest in a gambling casino in Havana* This casino nas
not\dentified* Interest in a gambling casino is purchased according to
"points." Each "point” being similar to a stock certificate , has a definite
value* The owners of these "points" share in the profits according to the
, 4 ^ number of "points" they own* To btegdo operations the "point* owners have
'■.v.' to "buy in5" You have to have "connections" to
have to be 'hetlve*" They have to
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, cheated#^.To obtain a license froa^thc Cuban^, Government one has- to pay
125,000* To establish a gambling casino takes from one to two million'
dollars* Qambling originated in Cuba because UEIER LANSKY supported
FULGENCIO BAPTISTA in obtaining power and return to office* CALAUARO was
asked if MEYER LANSKY controlled -tbe< gambling in Cuba* He implied that'

, . LANSKY had previously absolute contnol>«f the' gambling in. Cuba but at
AU-;,'-,the present time, it was amended ^ so' that CALAMARO implied that BRUNO' and other . '
figures in Cuba were dealing with some one else who was unidentified*^/^
^'^^'^y CATiAMAJK), did not 'identify any of BRUNO'S associa'tes or partners in Havana*

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' CALAMARO believed that I gambling would again operate in Ouba,
because Cuba could not flourish without i the/ income derived from Americans
Vacationing And gambling in Cuba* ^ ^He said .the Cuban economy was based
primarily on sugar and distilleries .and/ . this was not enough to support
the Cuban people* He said the Cuban pe.Qple. are miserably poor and that the
- -v - best paying ^obs were for the Cub^ jpqoplw ^ Obtain employment in the

night clubSj, ,?^ch Amebican operated* ’ '

can ’earn as hl^ as $250* a fit'bend schools for

approximately a six month duratioj^. .a,ea^ .bow, to deal cards- and work in •.
the gambling casino* He also believe^, that ^ .^t^out the attraction pf gambling
not many Americans would go to Havai^^j^.

CALAMARO also advised that ‘ANGELO ' BRUn 6 and approximately 30
other undisclosed indi'vlduals had a ^Coney Island" ih the Dominican
Republic. He did not furnish the 1^'caiidh olf this amusement park but
ixplied that it was quite large and presently Ih operation*

CALAUARO said that he Imew a lot of the local racket figures but
only through business connections* ' He mentioned catering for the wedding
of NATCH Y ESPOSITO* He said that^NATCK even paid ah extra $100 for the
jjall where the reception was held because C.^LAMAR0 catered to the wedding
instead of the owner of the hall itself* CALAMARO sUted that when catering
at these weddings ha has connections, unidentified, in Florida where ho oai^

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CAL&MABO mentioned -that'' -he' frequented -on rare occasiotu-r'^ - ;^

“Skijiny Eaaor’s" (FELIX JOHN DeTULLIO, Philadelphia Top Hoodlum) Bar at
6th hnd Washington Avenue* CALAMABO knons Philadelphia Top Hoodlum PETER
CASELLA because he had formerly done, business with CASELLA' s family when
they operated a wholesale grocery, concero. CALAUARO said when he visits bars
and so forth, he -has to buy drinks ■■because he is in business*

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CALAMARO said that BRUNO wo^d have nothing -to do with narcotics,
plsps, or prostitutions CALAUARO 'said that the -only thing that he knew that
BRUNO had fooled -with -was the nimbers^business* -

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'- .on November 3> :1956^H||H^|^|^PA38iBtut" Supervisor, in
Charge of Enforcement, Alcoho^uKTroDaoco-Ttf^Bivision, U.S. Treasury l \ ^

Department, Philadelphia, advised that the subpoena for ANGELO BRUNO to appear
before a Federal Grand Jury, Eas-bern District of 'Pennsylvania, had not
b een serv ed* The subpoenas for the appearance before the (brand Jury according
^ involved some UO individuals who had part in a conspiracy or

’ knowTeoge of the operat^n of a large' still in Reading, 'Pa,^ raided byj
f; '.-f men in June. 1956 •fHHjllPstated that ISUNOfs photograph ha d been Id entif led ‘

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out, however, that there was little information 'bo actually Indicate that
BRUNO visited the still site* He pointed out that one cooperative witness
in the investigation, identified ANTONIO ROCCO GAPONICHU), Newark Top Hoodlum,
as having visited the still site but la-ber retracted this identification
when observli^CAPON^RO in person or observing a more recent photograph
of CAPONIGROajHjjjl^B^elieved that BRUNO might possibly have had a financial .
Interest in tn^operation of the still. ^t had no evldenciaxy information
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.adelphla7 was contacted but could

furnish little or no additional information other than what had been
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]h November 1958«miadvised that ANGELO BRINO Whtt
in Mlamiy Fla.;, frequents busines^esteblishmoit of BEN GALLUP^ 2820
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BECAUSE BRLKO IS ALLEMD TO HAVE COMMITTED GANGLAND
glCBCtJTirMS 3N THE PAST. HE SHOULD BE CCNSIDERED DANGEROUS.

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DIRECTOR, FBI (92-2717)

PROM:; . 'sac, PHILADELPHIA- (92-444)
SUBJECT : .f , ANGELO^RUNO, akaZ^vVi ;

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